John Galliano

AS references, take British writer and gay icon Quentin Crisp, India and punk; put them altogether and the result could only be a typically eye-popping menwear collection from showman extraordinaire, John Galliano.

On an asphalt go-karting track just outside Paris, Galliano's boys displayed some serious attitude in bright, elaborate outfits accented with drag queen make-up and wigs - trousers hung low at the crotch, kilts with oversized neon sporrans sat over graphic-print lycra leggings, Indian embroideries fizzed across the hemlines of loosely-cut cobalt coats and corsages, pinned to scarves worn with the briefest of briefs only, were a cool nod to the floral trend that will be filling up the most style-savvy of male wardrobes next summer. Fashion fun at its most spectacular.